Acknowledgements

We wish to sincerely thank Craddock Morton, former Director of the National Museum of Australia, for his enthusiastic endorsement of this publication and for hosting and funding the conference and workshop at the National Museum in November 2007 at which this project was launched. Special thanks are also due to Anne Faris of the National Museum for her help in all aspects of the conference.

Sincere thanks are due to the following for refereeing conference papers and final chapters for this publication:

Des Griffin and Leon Paroissien particularly thank Roslyn Russell and Tikka Wilson of the National Museum for their contribution to the editing of contributions and finalisation of the website preparation for its publication.